Diogo Jota death: Liverpool footballer dies in car crash aged 28

Diogo Jota pictured playing for Liverpool
in the Premier League last season. (PA)

The Premier League champions have paid tribute after the Portuguese player and his brother Andre died in a car accident in the Spanish city of Zamora.

Tributes have been paid to Liverpool FC striker Diogo Jota and his brother Andre after they were killed in a car accident in northwestern Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Jota, 28, who had married just 10 days ago and has three young children, was killed along with Andre Silva, 26, when their vehicle crashed on the Rias Bajas Highway (A-52) near the city of Zamora. The Spanish Civil Guard said the accident was possibly caused by a tyre blowing out while the car was overtaking.

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By Chris Parsons and Jasmine Andersson